5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, as filed by the National Weather Service.
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Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Cleveland, OH wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Jul 4, 12:17 AM EST, 38 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OHIO 117 AM EDT TUE JUL 4 2006 .AVIATION(06Z-06Z)... ONGOING CONVECTION OVER WESTERN OHIO WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. UPSTREAM OBS WITHIN THE HEAVIEST STORMS HAVE SHOWN PERIODS OF VERY HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS AROUND 30 KTS WITH VSBYS UNDER A MILE AT TIMES. HAVE THEREFORE OPTED TO CARRY THESE CONDITIONS AT ALL TERMINALS FOR AT LEAST PART OF THE EARLY MORNING HOURS THROUGH ABOUT 10Z THEN BACK OFF TO IFR LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS AND FOG TOWARD DAYBREAK. A BRIEF BREAK IN THE RAIN LOOKS POSSIBLE THIS MORNING BUT CONTINUE TO FAVOR PREVIOUS FORECAST OF TSRA DEVELOPING BY MID AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. RETAINED PROB30S AT ALL LOCATIONS TO ACCOUNT FOR THIS...DIFFICULT TO FINE-TUNE TIMING THIS FAR IN ADVANCE BUT ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS APPEARS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY. && .SHORT TERM (TONIGHT)... NO MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED AT THE MOMENT. CONVECTION APPEARS TO BE HAVING A TOUGH TIME GETTING GOING THIS EVE. MESOANALYSIS SHOWING QUITE A BIT OF CONVECTIVE INHIBITION (CIN) OVR NRN OH WHICH HAS LIMITED SURFACE BASE STORMS. HOWEVER...MODELS CONT TO ADVERSTISE A DECENT WLY LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPING OVERNIGHT. THIS COULD CAUSE ELEVATED STORMS TO DEVELOP. STORMS JUST S OF FORECAST AREA FIRST SIGN THAT THIS JET COULD BE INDEED DEVELOPING. NOT SURE HOW MUCH SVR WX THERE WILL BE OVERNIGHT BUT LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS A GOOD BET. WILL CONT TO MONITOR STORMS BUT DO EXPECT COVERAGE TO INCR NEXT FEW HOURS. NO OTHER CHANGES PLANNED AT THE MOMENT. && .PREV SHORT TERM(TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)... JUST WATCHING THE COLD FRONT TO THE NORTH. THE CIRRUS BLOWOFF FROM THE STORMS THIS MORNING KEPT TEMPERATURES DOWN AND THIS WILL HELP TO SLOW DOWN THE THREAT OF SEVERE WEATHER. SOME OPEN AREA OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHERN AREA MAY CAUSE SOME ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH 6 PM. THE FORECAST AREA WILL BE IN THE RRQ OF THE JET AND SOME SEVERE IS STILL POSSIBLE AS THE SHORT WAVE OVER WISCONSIN DROPS SOUTH. THINGS SHOULD START DEVELOPING RAPIDILY OVER IL...WI AND IA BY 23Z. COMTEMPLATED A FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR PARTS OF THE FORECAST AREA...IT WILL BE CLOSE BUT WITH THE COLD FRONT MOVING THE PRECIPITATION MAY CONTINUE TO PUSH SOUTH AND KEEP THE HEAVY RAIN AWAY FROM ONE AREA...THIS NEEDS TO BE MONITORED. AS THE AIRMASS DESTABILIZED AND WITH SOME SHEAR THE THREAT OF SEVERE LOOKS REASONABLE. FORECAST IS STILL TOUGH FOR TUESDAY AS GFS IS SLOWER IN PUSHING IN THE DRIER AIR...ATTM GOING WITH WRK/NAM THAT THINGS WILL TRY TO DRY OUT FROM THE NORTH. MODELS TRY TO HINT AT LITTLE VORT MAXES COMING DOWN IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...ATTM KEPT IT DRY BUT IT WILL HAVE TO BE MONITORED. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES LOOK GOOD. && .LONG TERM (FRI THRU MON)... HIGH PRESSURE TO BE IN CONTROL THROUGH SUNDAY AND AS THE HIGH MOVES EAST. TEMPERATURES ALOFT WILL SLOWLY WARM. A TROUGH/FRONT MAY BE IN THE AREA MONDAY WITH SOME TIMING UNCERTAINITY WILL JUST GO WITH A 20 POP. GUIDANCE TEMPERATURES LOOK GOOD. && .CLE WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... .OH...NONE. .PA...NONE. && SHORT TERM...KUBINA PREV SHORT TERM...KIELTYKA LONG TERM...KIELTYKA AVIATION...LEINS
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CLEVELAND OH 619 AM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 LEZ142>149-162>169-OHZ003-006>014-017>023-027>033-036>038-047-089- PAZ001>003-041200- MAUMEE BAY TO RENO BEACH OH-RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH-VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH-WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE LAKE OH- GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH-CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY- MAUMEE BAY OH TO RENO BEACH OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- RENO BEACH TO THE ISLANDS OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- THE ISLANDS TO VERMILION OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- VERMILION TO AVON POINT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- AVON POINT TO WILLOWICK OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- WILLOWICK TO GENEVA-ON-THE-LAKE OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-GENEVA-ON- THE-LAKE TO CONNEAUT OH BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE- CONNEAUT OH TO RIPLEY NY BEYOND 5 NM OF SHORE-LUCAS-WOOD-OTTAWA- SANDUSKY-ERIE OH-LORAIN-CUYAHOGA-LAKE-GEAUGA-ASHTABULA INLAND- HANCOCK-SENECA-HURON-MEDINA-SUMMIT-PORTAGE-TRUMBULL-WYANDOT- CRAWFORD-RICHLAND-ASHLAND-WAYNE-STARK-MAHONING-MARION-MORROW- HOLMES-KNOX-ASHTABULA LAKESHORE-NORTHERN ERIE-SOUTHERN ERIE- CRAWFORD PA- 619 AM EDT MON JUL 3 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF LAKE ERIE... NORTH CENTRAL OHIO...NORTHEAST OHIO...NORTHWEST OHIO AND NORTHWEST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND SLOWLY MAKE THEIR WAY ACROSS THE OUTLOOK AREA BY LATE TONIGHT. THESE STORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE WITH LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREATS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY ADDITIONAL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STORMS MAY BECOME STRONG TO SEVERE AS WELL. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON IF STORMS DEVELOP AND BECOME SEVERE. LEINS
The Cleveland radar (KCLE), 72 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 05:56 UTC.
5 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
Numerous trees were reported down from Sandusky to Huron.
Numerous trees, large limbs, and power lines were reported down.
Numerous trees and large limbs were reported down.
Several trees were reported down.
During the late afternoon hours of July 4th, an F0 tornado touched down just west of Deerfield in Portage County. The path of the tornado was mainly through open fields, but a barn along the path sustained major structural damage. One wall of the barn was completely blown in, and about half of the roof was torn off. The barn had a slate roof, and many pieces of slate pierced the ground in the vicinity of the barn. Numerous other beams and boards from the barn were observed sticking from the ground. The tornado then continued through an open field before dissipating. No additional structural or crop damage was observed.
A tree and large limbs were reported down.
During the evening hours of July 4th, a F0 tornado touched down in Portage County. This tornado touched down about three miles west of Hiram, and tracked mainly through an open field causing no damage to structures or crops. Spotter reports indicated that the tornado lifted just to the west of Hiram which was confirmed by evidence found by a damage survey team.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
Every storm in Ohio in 2006Every state in 2006This day in weather historyThe tornado archive for Ohio, 2006Warnings in Ohio, July 2006
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5526404, 5526405, 5526407, 5526406, 5526409, 5526408, 5526410.